Refinery Emissions

In order to track down the 3% of winter PM2.5 generated by refinery emissions, I am going to contact the California Air Resources Board, and Chevron's Richmond Refinery.

Wish me luck in getting the data! I don't know if some of the chemicals from the refinery could be triggering my asthma, but I thought it's good the public knows what toxic, carcinogens, or otherwise unhealthy chemicals and particulates are being dumped into our air that we breathe. On the charts the EPA provides, the mark particulates in matter of parts per millions and parts per billion, and so in a 24 hour time period the amounts may seem small. However, day in and day out, hour after hour, breathe after breathe, as our bodies collect those chemicals, what are the effects after 10 years? Perhaps the general public is not too concerned, but with 1 in 10 children having asthma (estimate - see previous specified reports on exact reported asthma rates on children), I think there is a significant possibility there are specific particulates that are having a huge negeative effect on the health of our population!

I will look at specific particulates in each city and compare them - San Francisco's chemicals, pollution, particulates, etc, versus Albuquerque. Perhaps it is merely humidity, or perhaps there are chemicals present in San Francisco that are not present in Albuquerque.